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USN-4552-3: Pam-python regression USN-4552-1 and USN-4552-2 fixed a vulnerability in Pam-python. The update introduced a regression which prevented PAM modules written in Python from importing python modules from site-specific directories. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Malte Kraus discovered that Pam-python mishandled certain environment variables. A local attacker could potentially use this vulnerability to execute programs as root. Source: USN-4552-3: Pam-python regression

USN-4608-1: ca-certificates update The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. This update refreshes the included certificates to those contained in the 2.44 version of the Mozilla certificate authority bundle. Source: USN-4608-1: ca-certificates update

USN-4607-1: OpenJDK vulnerabilities It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled deserializing Proxy class objects with many interfaces. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a specially crafted input. (CVE-2020-14779) Sergey Ostanin discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly restricted authentication mechanisms. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information over an unencrypted connection. (CVE-2020-14781) It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled untrusted certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read or write sensitive information. (CVE-2020-14782) Zhiqiang Zang discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly checked for integer overflows. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2020-14792) Markus Loewe discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly checked permissions when converting a file system path to an URI. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass certain Java [ more… ]